by Cat Givens
Member since:
November 16, 2005

Joy at Dawn

January 25, 2006 12:10 PM EST
views: 3 | rating: 9.3/10 (11 votes) | comments: 19
Cardinal lights at the feeder
Blazing contrast to
White snow
In evergreen
Puffed up in this cold
Black mask hides watchful eyes
He muches, then flies off
Makes way for snowbirds who
Share the perch and
Peck their breakfast

Cardinal searches snowy ground for
Seeds spilled out
Sparrow and titmous
Claim their treasures then
Fly up to eat on higher branches

Snow swirls round
Squirrell gathers walnuts
Twitching tail
Blue Jay jockeys for position
Claims peanut
Unchallenged
Chicadee flits and peeps
Winter dance
Amongst
Snowflake and seed

This is my joy as
I ready the sink.
Mountain of dishes and pans.
I don't mind this task
Sure, it's a chore which,
Piled up,
Will take a while.
But there is beauty in this.
I appreciate these dishes
Silver and pans.
They do, after all,
Represent sustenance.
With them
We take our meals together....
Companionship.

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As gently I scrub,
I see
Rainbows in
Foamy bubbles
Shimmering from
Window's light.
I tenderly dry and stack
Cups and plates,
Gaze out at the birds and
Smile.
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Comments: 19

Matthew Nelson Jan 25, 2006, 12:16pm EST
Cathy, your poems capture the serendipity of our everyday experience. This is indeed a gift! Thank you.
Cat Givens Jan 25, 2006, 12:16pm EST
:)
X Tabber Jan 25, 2006, 12:17pm EST
Wow, way to make daily chores into special times!
Cat Givens Jan 25, 2006, 12:22pm EST
You guys, life can be so ugly and harsh, it is my salvation to see the beauty so easily overlooked! Cheers!
d g. Jan 25, 2006, 12:46pm EST
Another moment, another warm smile, another gem...
Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Jan 25, 2006, 1:00pm EST
Thanks for the fresh breath.
Maria Dawson Jan 25, 2006, 1:06pm EST
The third stanza is my favorite. I feel like I'm actually the one washing dishes at the window, watching this lovely scene.
Johann Von Aurend Jan 25, 2006, 1:12pm EST
thank you for a gem of a poem. I always look forward to your work. cheers!
Captain Ken Pothier Jan 25, 2006, 2:16pm EST
Would you believe I now feel like doing dishes. What magical soap are you using.?! Peace!
P.A Moed Jan 25, 2006, 2:35pm EST
You've capture a lovely moment and find beauty in everyday things!
Thanks!
Cat Givens Jan 25, 2006, 4:05pm EST
Glad you guys enjoyed this....
Kenneth, there is an answer to your question in the title of the piece!
(I really just use Ivory! grins!)
George Corneliussen Jan 25, 2006, 4:12pm EST
One of God's gifts to the world is a window over a kitchen sink.
Cat Givens Jan 25, 2006, 4:17pm EST
Divine architect?
0000-dashiell5-0000 Jan 25, 2006, 4:25pm EST
My house is like a tree house in that it's all downhill in the back. Not only do I get to view the bird feeder hanging off the back porch (similar to your set-up), but I get to look down like God on the forest critters below. I like it esp. on snowy days when the deer bed down in the white undergrowth and just wait it out. Like you, I could not only finish the dishes, but open the cabinets and start recleaning the already shiny ones.

Not like me. Not like me at all...
Cat Givens Jan 25, 2006, 4:42pm EST
Once I had a third story loft, and it was the same height as the great bell tower clock by the Goodyear plant....... What a view!
Spring cleaning with a view.
Al Swearengen Jan 25, 2006, 4:50pm EST
Scrub rinse dry eyes fix on little bitty creature busy loving you through the glass

Cathy - - - I'll be enjoying these for as long as you're writing them.
jessie voigts Jan 25, 2006, 10:20pm EST
gorgeous, gorgeous. yes, it touches something in all of us. i like to do the dishes because for once my hands will get warm. i can't ever feel my hands or feet, they are so cold! so i don't complain much. at our old house, we used to be able to look right out at the lake. through the willow. it was the best. here, we look at trees across our tiny road. not too bad.

thank you for this - really a great one!
Cat Givens Jan 26, 2006, 8:31am EST
:)

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